Cable reel with adjustable drum port



Feb-8, 1949. A. A. BUREAU CABLE REEL WITH ADJUSTABLE DRUM PORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed NOV. 8, 1946 Feb. 8, 1949. A. A. BUREAU CABLE REEL WITH ADJUSTABLE DRUM PORT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 8, 1946 A M/VE/VTOR 4450/?540 511644 Patented Feb. '8, 1 949 wheneve i CABIJE'REEEIWITHADJUSTKBLE DR'UIVI PERT Bimeau; (ihicago, Illi, assignon: to West-r ermElecttie:Coinpany;. Ineumonated,.New York, X. a corporaitiomof New Yonk- Applicaaibn 'Noveni-ber 8, 194$; Seriiv'l Ni 708,588

(Cl. aim-mi)- i 6 Claims: h v

This invention relates tot heels and: more particularly toazcable'reeixhaving aip'omt'in the-drum thereei 'adijustable to: the seem the cablewound: on: the neel fbli' receiving one: oi; the: cable theiiethvough.v

cable reel 'havingia post" in the: dmlm thereof large" enough tb 'receive'r'onez end. of; a large: size cable when used fon supporting' at cable:- of: sme fil size produces: an und'esirabiebend in and, at times, damages "the cable: with the: edge: oi? the portwhere the:cableiswoundiovemtherportopen i'ng adjacent-to the: end of the; cable extmidi-ng. throueh 'the poet.

It isan= obj ect? ofthei pnesent inventionztnxpr viciea cable reel having as hollow: dnum with a port therein which-is: adjustable toi the' sizefof the cable wound on the reelv In one embodiment of the; "ihventien, there is; provided a reel having an open-ended? hollow drum, to theends at which are attached ammul'ar heads-, thedrum having export: adjacent a;

reel head to receive: an; end oi a; cable.- woimdf 7 2 type" ne'efi 9r comprising? emisg, to; the outer: peripherali surface of: which sentedtones end of; m cable E9 that. is to be" wound? V onztheiineela. xxcasingazlhissecured to-the-inneit V periphery the: drumand forms a receptacle receiving; the.:;end of. the! cableprojecting-i I through the: portfltl; The: casing or: receptacle- 210- 'comprisesispaced' flat walls 22 and. 23 posii-- tinned in. suhstantiali alignment with the. side edges? oi the aperture Hiaanol curved wall; 24';

thereon: and the dimntviss provided: within; plate 7 adinstaibly seclli e'd thereto to overlie vanionspomtions of the port to limit the: size: :of' the port according: to the of the: cable: wound onzthe drum; r v

The invention will" be more fiu'll y MITGELStOGd fir-0111 the following description taken invccnznece than with the drawings; in which? Fig. 1' is a -sici'e elevatiim Ufa reel WlliYlWEEEiniventioneppl'ied thereto;

Fig. 21sa vertical seetipn of the reelftakem on; the Ii'nei-Z ofFfg'. I;

Fig. 3 isan enlarged elevatibnal view tion of'the'reei showing the port and the adjustable cover member. therefor: in dotted lines and showing a receptaclefor-one end 'of the cable om the web and: a closunememben therefor in an open position; .v I

Fig. 4 isa tnagmentaizy sectionalview taken on the line 4 of Fig; I;

formedf integrally with the- Walls; 22: and -Rwandwhich 'sziconnectedrtozthe front edge'of thesaper-r ture: l28 'and forms a vcontinuation of: the wall of the: drum I; 7 receptacle oi recta'ngnlar cross. section:- securedto the: inner: periphery of the drum and; extend-n ingffraomrthezport. The end 25: of: the receptacle 2 0 is open.-' 'lih'e curved wa'llitand thev rear-flat:

iwalli 2% (Fig-:- 3) are: coextensive inn length ancil-v terminate" at 25,. whereas-= the: front'vval-l" 23 is:

1 s'honten'anda t'eiiminates.asv indicated at 26 (Figs.

. infomingfstrip is-"secured: to the, 811K113 portion of the: receptacle to reinforce the walls 22 and,

le end the endzofzithe wall portion 24. isebent Fig; 5 is a fragmentary transverse sectional? viewthrough: the port-and the receptacle: taken on-the=line'5--5of- Fig-.2;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary iac'e' view of 'a: portion. ofthe reel: with parts in section and ind-f oated by the line 66 of Fig, 5; 1 i

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the receptacle taken on the line 1-1 of Fig 5; and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view th'rough the portend receptacle taken on the 1 line 8--8 of Fig. 5. v i if The invention is shown as applied to a metal- 3 31? 'shaipeditor conioimctorthecurvature oigaa pori 1- tion 32-? :disposerhat; rightiangles to; the sidefp'ore l tiumi3 lf and i-adapteda to closetheaend -ofi the: 0255-,

nadiallyandrang-u-leinly' to; term a flange- 28; which isfapertuned atfli (-Eigsi3 andb A movable'coverorclosunemember -pivotallymounted on the casing 2 fl= is: provided-"to close the ends. andiside' openingsofa thecasing 20. The closuwmember 30 com-prises a. flat side portion tihmdt the side: of the receptacleand amend. por- 'ing 20.- An ear 33 is formed on the portion iii and isconnected by a pivot member 34 'to a bracket 35 secured to the curved wall portion 24 of the casing 22 (Figs.f3,'5 and 8). The end wall 32 of therclosurej member is provided with v flanges 31 and 38, the :latter'of which isapertured at 39 (Fig. 5) and'is adapted to fit against the flange ztwhentheaelosure member 30 is in a drum It: having-opera casmgr' thus forms a curved adjusted position.

its closed position. A ring may be inserted through the aligned apertures in the flanges 28 and 38 to lock the cover in place. The closure member 3.0 may be rotated to its open position, indicated in Fig. 3, and locked in that position by inserting the ring 40 or other means through the aperture 39 in the flange '38 and "an aligned aperture in'a bracket 4! secured to the inner periphery of the drum Ill.

In order to retain the end of the cable 19 in" proper position within the receptacle and prevent relative displacement between the cable andthe reel during the reeling operation, means are provided in the receptacle to which the end'of the cable may be secured. This comprises an anchor? member or bent rod 43 welded to the end portion of the side wall 23 and to the curved wall 24 of the casing 20 and to the drum ill. The end portion of the side wall 23 is slotted or notched at M to provide clearance for the intermediate portion of the rod 43 The wall portions 45 and 46 on opposite sides of the slot 4d are bent inwardly to position the rod 43 within the casing 20 so that the cover- 30 may be closed without interference therewith. The end of the cable 19 enclosed in the receptacle may be secured to the rod 43 by any suitable means, such as a strand of material 41 tied to the cable l9 and to the rod 43.

The port H is made adjustableto accommodate cables of various sizes by providing a" plate 58 (Figs. 6 and 8) in adjustable overlapping relation to the aperture IS. The plate 5i! is provided with a. curled edge 5i which, with the opposite edge of the aperture 18, determines the Width of the port. A pair of studs 52-52, secured to the plate and passing through slots lit-53 in the'drum, are provided with washers E l-Mend thumb nuts 55-55 for securing the plate 59 in When used for small cable, the plate 50 is adjusted on the drum l0 (Fig. 8.) to provide a port I'i of a Width suflicient to receive the end of the cable l9 therethrough. Portions of some of the succeeding convolutions or" thecable passing over the aperture l8 in the drum rest on the plate 50 and are thus supported on a surface having substantially the same curvature -as the drum Ill. Thus there is no possibility of the edge 51 of the port I? and the aperture I 8 to bend or otherwise damage cables of any. diameter wound on the reel Ill when the plate 59 is adjusted to the size of the cable wound thereon.

What is claimed is:

l. A cable reel comprising a drum, reel heads on the drum, said drum having a port therein for receiving therethrough one end of the cable wound on said drum, and a member having a supporting surface conforming substantially to the curvature of the drum adjustably secured to said drum and movable to cover various portions of said port for restricting the width of said port to the sizeof the cable woundon the drum whereby said member supports the cable passing over the portion of the port covered by said member.

2. A reel for supporting cables thereon ofvarious diameters comprising reel heads, a .drum to which the reel heads are secured and which has an-aperture therein, and means on said drum cooperating with a portion of said aperture to define a port through which an end of the cable Wound on the drum may be passed, said means being adjustable on said drum to vary the size of said port' according to the size of the cable on the drum.

' 3;Acable reel 'comprising a drum having an aperture therein for receiving an end of a cable wound on the drum, reel heads secured to the ends of said drum, a curved plate adjustable on said drum. to overlie various portions of said aperture and thereby fix the effective Width of said aperture, and means for securing said plate in adjusted position on said drum.

4. A cable reel comprising reel heads, a drum to which the reel heads are secured and which has a rectangular aperture in .the periphery thereof adjacent a reel head and a pair of 'slots therein, a curved plate adjustably mounted on said drum to cover portions of the aperture to form a port of adjustable size, a pair of threaded members secured to said plate and passing through the slots inthe drum, and locking members engaging said threaded members for looking said plates on the drum in adjusted position.

5. A cable reel comprising reel heads, a drum to which the reel heads are secured and which has a rectangular aperture formed in the periphery thereof with an edge of said aperture in alignment with a head on said drum; 2. plate curved to lit the drum overlying a portion of said aperture and having an edge thereon in parallel relation to said head, said plate being axially adjustable onthe drum to space the edge of the'plate at various distances from the head and in parallel relation thereto to form-a port in the drum having an adjustable width, and means to secure the plate in adjusted position on said drum. I

6. A reel for supporting cables thereon of various diameters comprising reel heads, adrum to which the reel heads are secured and which has an aperture forming a port therein for receiving .one end of the cable wound on said drum. said I REFERENCES orrnn v The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

" UNITED STATESIPATENTS Parker Aug. 8, 1944 

